About the organisation

The Portuguese Association of History Teachers (APH) is a non-governmental and non-profit organisation. Its main goal is the improvement of history teaching and, subsequently, the improvement of historical consciousness amongst students, making use of good practices such as multi-perspective and comparative history. APH was established in 1981, during the process of re-democratisation of the Portuguese society that took place between 1969 and 1985. Scope of action: Portugal, Spain and CPLP (countries where Portuguese is used as official language: Angola, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé, Príncipe and East Timor)

Field of activities besides the EUSTORY History Competition:

Expert advice to individual teachers

Expert advice, connected to history teaching, to institutions (public and private)

Round tables and seminars

Annual conference subordinated to a specific topic

Lifelong learning for history teachers in the APH’s “Centre for Professional Training”

Partnerships with government bodies, other associations (Portuguese and foreign), non-governmental organisations and research centers

Publications (two regular ones: one three times a year and another biannual)

The history competition

Requirements

The competition addresses 4th year of secondary school or 1st and 2nd year of Baccalaureate or Professional Training (14 to 21 years old). Participation is open to students from Spain, Portugal and the Americas. The format of the works is free. In case of written works, the length of 100 pages in double spaces (Arial type) may not be surpassed. In case of three-dimensional works, photographic documents accompanied by a written report have to be handed in.

Jury

The panel is composed by teachers and history graduates from Spain and Portugal, who evaluate methodology, diversity of the sources, presentation and lessons learnt of the research projects.